The Mammoths at Three Links
Austin has long been the epicenter of pysch rock, and the city’s still cranking out great bands of the genre. The Mammoths take the well-worn land into a slightly more soulful/bluesy territory, incorporating a few modern elements as well. Swimming with Bears, Bryce Bangs & the Snags open. — CG

Eprom at Lizard Lounge
Armed with Ableton and a Mac Book Pro, Mr. erasable programmable read-only memory will punch and click his way through a catalog of electronic-based musics. — CG

Spinster Friday Night Special: Sad Dad Rock
What’s a sad dad, you ask? Per this blog post by Spinster employee/event organizer Kate Siamro, “He may work in graphic design, banking, own his own small local business, medical sales. But these normal jobs and settled down family life don’t take away his ambition to be prominent in his local city scene. He might have been in a band at one point when younger so he reminiscences to those days, wondering how old is too old to start a band. He decided to grow out a beard, because he can now. Always talks about side projects. Picked up wine/beer tasting as a hobby… because if you turn drinking into a craft then it doesn’t count as alcoholism? Right? He bought expensive coffee gear for the house, but still goes to the coffee shop every day. I actually like these guys a lot.” Hence a listening party geared towards these wistful upper-middleclass unicorns’ record collections. — CG

Stomping Ground Comedy Grand Opening Weekend
Dallas’ new (and purportedly first) nonprofit comedy theater hosts its first events. There’ll be two shows Friday, and some improv on Saturday. Fear not about the level of talent they’ll be able to pull, as local greats Aaron Aryanpur, Grant Redmond, Paulos Feerow and Monna will all be on hand for the festivities. — CG

Skip Day at The Rustic (Free)
It’s, like, National Play Hooky Day, or something – which is weird considering we all just got off on Monday for Memorial Day. We digress. Even if you can’t afford to let the emails pile up by calling in sick to go day drinking in Uptown all day, Medicine Man Revival and Noah Jackson will wait until roughly quitting time to begin their free sets at The Rustic. — CG

Saturday

The Polyphonic Spree at Legacy Hall (Free)
Residents of the burbs might not like to venture to the big city for their entertainment but, as of last weekend, they don’t have to. Plano’s got a fancy new three-story food court that’s hosting quality live music events now. Head here to check out or editor’s full take on the new spot. Or check it out for yourself. Tonight. For free. — CG

Truth in Comedy at Full City Rooster
Also known as TIC, three blood-sucking storytellers will tell intimate tales about their lives, then a fourth comic will do a stand-up set based on those stories. Because if you can’t learn to laugh at yourself, someone else will. — CG

Peach Kelli Pop at Three Links
While drumming for Canada’s pop punk trio White Wires, Allie Hanlon decided to create a side project for her solo songs, and thus Peach Kelli Pop was born. It’s a progressive blend of bubblegum punk that can only really be described as fun. Local outfits Sealion and Fishboy know a thing or two about that as well. — Lauren Rushing

Dazed and Confused: Party at the Moon Tower at Texas Theatre
Apropos to nothing, more time has passed since Dazed and Confused was released in 1993 (that’s 25 years) than the time seprerating the Linklater classic from its subject ear of 1976 (that’s 17 years). But who’s counting? School’s out, so it’s time for the annual kegger at the “Moon Tower,” and all the “I get older they stay the same” jokes. Alright, alright, alright. — CG

A Place to Bury Strangers at Dada
Typically, Brooklyn trio A Place To Bury Strangers brings with them their own custom-built amps — equipment that ensures that their token, massively loud wall of sound will, indeed, be as ear-splitting as their reputation indicates it as being. They also sell custom branded earplugs at their merch booth. Prettiest Eyes, Dendrons open. — Karlo X. Ramos

Adakain at Trees
Come see the Dallas hard rock band who will rock out the show with its heavy riffs. Check out its hit single “Hey Girl,” which can be heard on local radio stations. Waves of Chaos, Redefine and Tory Sound open. — Juan Betancourt

Buckethead at Granada Theater
He’s no dancing Jabbawokee, he’s just Buckethead. The 6-foot-4, fret shredding head trip with a KFC bucket atop long, curly locks is eccentric, to put it mildly. If you’ve never heard his masterpiece “Too Many Humans” I suggest you do before attending. — Sidney Johnson

Poison, Cheap Trick at Toyota Music Factory
Rick Nielsen, his arsenal of checkered guitars and the rest of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bandmates glam out in Irving with Pamela Anderson’s bandana-wearing ex and his arsenal of hairspray. Every rose has its thorn, indeed. — CG

Sunday

Speedy Ortiz at Dada
Speedy Ortiz strikes a great balance between structure and songwriting. Sure, there are a lot of emo revivalists doing similar stuff, but none that evokes quite the same spirit of Malkmus. And that unique dualism is what makes the outfit so endearing. Anna Burch and Control Top open. — Calvin Cashen

The Fibs, Rosegarden Funeral Party at Three Links
A couple years back, a band known as Moon Waves kind of shot up out of nowhere to start scoring prime gigs all around Deep Ellum — this despite the fact that none of its members were yet out of high school. Yes, it was a fast rise for that hot young psychedelic band, indeed. But it was also short-lived: Just as the band was starting to really establish itself, it splintered; and as John Kuzmick and Gus Baldwin moved on to focus on their upstart even-more-psyched-out Acid Carousel project, whose infectious “Higher Than The Beatles” song from early 2017 continues earns regular spins on KXT, frontwoman Leah Lane formed a new post-punk project called Rosegarden Funeral Party. — Pete Freedman

Minus the Bear at Granada Theater
Everyone’s favorite bear-less band is back! Bring your own bear, since this math rock and electronic hybrid band definitely won’t have one. — Chelsea Upton

WWE Live at UTA College Park
It may not be a televised event, but advertised at this house show is that clamored Daniel Bryan vs The Miz fight the Blue Brand will inevitably start building towards in the next few months. — CG